Well, it’s started.
I dislike the hot weather at the best of times – I much prefer it to be cooler – but I know I am in a minority on that score.
I don’t normally get many pupils cancelling (you get minor epidemics of it a few times a year), but since the sun came out – in other words, over the last three days – I have had at least six “mix-ups”, “illnesses”, and simple “won’t be here” messages.
I wonder what would happen if I texted them the day before their tests and told them I’d got my diary mixed up, was unwell, or simply wasn’t going to be there?
Well, I’ll be reading the riot act a few times over the next week. I only let them get away with it once or twice, then they’ll find themselves looking for a new instructor.
It wouldn’t be so bad if they told the truth, but I know bloody well why they cancelled – they’re going to an impromptu barbecue or other sun-related event that most people in this country flock to zombie-like as soon as it gets a bit warm. And it becomes self-fuelling – I’m just waiting for the sunburn and food poisoning excuses to come out next week.
Incidentally, that isn’t a real forecast in the picture – I just made it look wall-to-wall sunny. In any case, AccuWeather is as reliable as holding your finger in the air to decide what it’s going to be doing tomorrow. In fact, the most accurate thing AccuWeather does is tell you what the weather is doing 10 minutes after it’s done it. Anything on the future timeline simply changes to match the recent past once it arrives.